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Ted Nash

1932 – 2021

American rower

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About Ted Nash

Lived 1932 – 2021 (aged 88). Ted Nash was an American rower and rowing coach.

Theodore Allison Nash II (October 29, 1932 – July 3, 2021) was an American competition rower and Olympic champion, rowing coach, and sports administrator. Nash participated, either as a coach or athlete, in eleven separate Olympic Games from 1960 to 2008.

Early life He was born in Melrose, Massachusetts. and a bronze for the same event at the 1964 Olympics.

Coaching career Nash coached at the University of Pennsylvania, first as freshman coach from 1965, then as head coach from 1969 to 1983.

Personal life and sexual assault allegations Nash died at the age of 88 on July 3, 2021, in Medford, New Jersey.

In 2023, the documentary filmmaker Jennifer Fox said that Nash had sexually abused her when she was 13 and he was 40. Nash was Fox's running instructor in 1973 when she was at horseback riding summer camp.

Nash's first wife Aldina Nash-Hampe described the accusation as a "surprise", but conceded that Nash "seemed to have affairs with a lot of women" and in 1972 she filed for a divorce after she found letters from Nash to other women.

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University of Pennsylvania
Also known as
Theodore Allison Nash, Theodore Allison Nash II, Theodore Nash

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ted Nash?

American rower (1932-2021)

When was Ted Nash born?

Ted Nash was born on 29 October 1932 in Melrose.

When did Ted Nash die?

Ted Nash died on 3 July 2021 in Medford.

What was Ted Nash's occupation?

Ted Nash was a rower and rowing coach.

What nationality was Ted Nash?

Ted Nash was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ted Nash

· Wikidata: Q7693540

· DBpedia: Ted Nash (rower)

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